Improvement in fans



1. MQL'UGHLIN.

Improvement in Fans.

UNITED STATES JOHN MCLOUGHLIN, OF MORRISANIA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT 1N FANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,954.8, dated July 23, 1872.

To all whom it may conoerm i Be it known that I, JOHN McLoUGHLrN, of

My invention consists in the combining ofA hair, floss, wool, &c., with a fan of my own invention and design, having the outline and configuration of the human head, and provided with representations of facial features corresponding withthe outlines in such a manner that said hair, or its equivalent, will represent in whole'orin part the scalp or face covering of the head exhibited on the fan; and I do hereby declare that the following specification, taken in connection with the drawingfurnished and forming apart of the same, is a clear and true description of a fan embodying my inven tion, and a desirable `method of constructing the same.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 represents one of my fans in front view. Fig. 2 represents the saine in section. Fig. 3 represents a folding fan embodying my invention. In the drawing, the frontsA of the fansare represented as having imprinted thereon the features of a human face and .with outlines corresponding therewith. rBhe backs B of the fans are not shown except in section in Fig. 2.

\ They may also have imprints thereon of any desired character. C denotes a strip of hairy or woolly hide, cut of sufficient width to secure a proper quantity of the hair or filament. 4It is secured at the edges of the fan adjacent to those portions of the outline usually adorned with or bearing hair. When combined with the back and front, as shown, it is inserted between-the two, and embedded in mucilage or equivalent matter. without a back a binding-strip should be applied, not only for finish, but for greater security. When the front is composed of a textile-fabric foundation and paper, loose stitch ing can be profitably employed.

It is distinctly to be understood that this application is not intended to embrace the subject-matter involving the novelty of design and configuration, as that is the subject of a separate application.

I am aware that swans-down, fur, and other similar material, both natural and artificial, have for many years been employed for the decoration of ladies fans.

1 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A fan having the outline, configuration, and

When used with a front` 

